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Attendees at the annual Chatterton Charity Classic luncheon were offered the opportunity to bid on gourmet food baskets, rounds of golf and many other items donated by generous local businesses and individuals in support of area charities.

Classical ballerina Misty Copeland, a soloist with the American Ballet Theatre, gets the feel of Bluffton Tuesday near the Bluffton Oyster Company. She took the day off from New York rehearsals to come inspire members of the Bluffton Boys & Girls Club. Copeland took her first ballet class at age 13 at a Boys & Girls Club in California. -Photo by Maggie Creeden/Special to Bluffton Today

A letter saying Osama Bin Laden is dead and that the victims are not forgotten sits on the memorial bench for Lt. Col. Karen J. Wagner at the Pentagon Memorial, Monday, May 2, 2011. The Pentagon Memorial is designed so that the nation may remember and reflect on the events that occurred on September 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Staff Sgt. Reese Pendleton of the U.S. Army Parachute Team’s Golden Knights maneuvers his way toward the landing target during Saturday’s edition of the Beaufort Air Show. -Katherine Silvia/Bluffton Today

Barry Wright/Special to Bluffton Today The moai of the Tahai Ceremonial Center are on the oldest statue site. The glowing alignment of the sunset behind the solitary moai was considered proof of its infusion with sacred spirit.

The tables are laid, the food prepared and the time is now for observers of the Jewish faith to recall the escape of their ancestors from the oppression of the Egyptians more than 3,000 years ago. Passover, which began Monday, will end Tuesday. During this time, Jews will gather for meals including items reserved for the holiday.

For the second year, the Lowcountry Community Seder gathered 80 of the faithful and friends at the Hilton Head Plantation Country Club for a traditional feast and service.

The seder plate at the Passover meal contains symbols relating to the departure of the Jews out of Egypt. The items are a roast lamb shank, an egg, charoset, parsley, maror. The piece of lettuce is an additional item serving as a harbinger of spring.

One Bluffton Middle School student and a bus driver were injured Tuesday morning when a deer reportedly ran in front of the bus, causing the driver to swerve into a ditch.

The accident, which occurred about 7 a.m. on Old Miller Road, left the driver pinned inside the bus (and the bus’s main exit blocked) for 40-45 minutes while crews from the Bluffton Township Fire District worked to free her.

Gillisonville’s Richard Etheridge, left, invited Mishler to stay at his home last week for a few days. Etheridge saw Mishler in Coosawhatchie last Tuesday and with in the forecast, Mishler was pleased to accept the invitation.-Anthony Garzilli/Special to Bluffton Today